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Journal Articles

Palti DG, Almeida CM, Rodrigues Ade C, Andreo JC, Lima JE. Anesthetic technique for inferior alveolar nerve block: a new approach. J Appl Oral Sci. 2011 Feb;19(1):11-5

Entire Books

Coffin JM. Retroviruses. New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 1997. 205p.

Chapter in a Book

Varmus HE. Physical medicine. 3nd ed. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Elsevier Academic Press; 2006. Chapter 15, Magnetotherapy in children; p. 147-53.

Conference Proceedings

Standard proceedings with a book title in addition to the conference title

Teriar GR, editor. Disability at the present day. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 64th Annual Meeting. October 12-15, 2009. Washington, DC, USA: Wiley-Blackwell; 2010. 265 p.

Standard proceedings without a book title in addition to the conference title Mooney C, Doobitz B, editors. 3rd Annual International Nursing Conference; 2006 March 21-24; London, England. Piscataway (NJ): IEEE; 2007. 345 p.

Citations to Conference Papers

Paper from the proceedings with a book title Goofrt S. Down syndrome. In: Hoper S, Rimkey FR, Poor G, Brain development and pathology. 2nd International Conference of Brain Research; 2007 Oct 20-23; Royal Medicince School, London, England. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Elsevier; 2008. p.155-78.

Paper from the proceedings without a book title Meng AL, Sullivan J. an innovative conflict resolution teaching methodology.. In: Leigh H, Car S, editors. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Nursing; 2008 Oct 10-14; Paris, France: IASP Press; 2009. p. 245-31.

Citing Material on the Internet Journal Articles on the Internet

Whitmer K, Auer C . Phytosterols and phytosterolemia. Genes Nutr. [Internet]. 2007 Jul 10;123(8):126-9. Available from: genesnutr.com/cgi/reprint/ 333/7581/1251?maxtoshow=&HITS=13

Website

Integrative Medicine [Internet]. New York: University of New York, P. T. Goolbergh Medicine Center; 2006 [cited 2007 Oct 11]. Available from: ganersond. org/edu/GIGR/.

Website with author(s)

Doshi WU. Heart failure highlights in 2008. [Internet]. Rome: University of Rome, Department of Cardiology; 2007 Jan 1 [updated 2007 Jul 16; cited 2007 Nov 13]. Availablefrom:

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